Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-06-14

The Board Of KuDn0 0ouCoStOo met
in regular sssaion iAas night, Prsadsnt
Mr.. Pyle, from the COMMITTEES ON
Printipg, reported that the ccntpact for
printing 500 copies OF the By laws Of
the board had been awarded 70 the
Mercantile Printing Company for go.
Dr.. Grimshsw, from the yinabce
Committee, reported the fsssipts for
May 81 Sl5 ,61A "a, and the Balance ON
hand q. .3lg .l6. The teachers pay. .Toll
amounted 10 1855 ~.
Mr.. Feukel was permitted to expend
SO In repairing fence Of No. 2 school.
Mr.. Palmer from No. was permitted
TO expend el5 for repairing coping.
Mr. Grier wss authorised 10 purchase
nine tin caps for 10 cents for school No.
Q Mr.. Ruth wss ALLOWED 70 sxpsnd el2
10 repairing hydrants In 10. Is.
DR.. Quad wick reported that be had
10 Investigated the cellar Of No. II, end
he sew no way BY which tho wet door
could be made dry bat BY . cement
floor properly laid. He had aD estimate
OF the cost made BY . competent msn,
which was e76. He moved that that
amount be appropriated for that pur.
pose. A lengthy discussion ensued
npon the motion, and finally enI the
motion Or Mr. Collins the whole matter
WAS laid over until next meeting. Mr..
Truep wss allowed . for repairs Of
clocks In No. 10
When tho High School was called
DR.. Grinshaw reported the water
cloeets In . very bad condition, two
bowls having been broken, the water
had leaked through the floor and the
plAstering had fallen Oh. It cost 20
much for repairs, that he regretted to
ask for $41.5O, the amount necessary TO
make necessary repairs. The amount
req uestsd WAS allowed.
Mr.. Ruth's motion, laid over from .
former meeting, for tho sppointmenr Of
. committee on repairs, Was on motion
Of Mr.. Kyne laid on tho table.
Mr.. Pyle said ho understood that no
Ice was furnished the schools. he
ihousht it Was . sha1ne that the chil
dren should bs com pelled to drink warm
hydisnt water not At to drink. He
moved that the Board farnish the
&C OILS with ice. Strong objections were
made TO the motion and It WAS laid
apon the table, Mr.. Pyle, Mr.. Collins
aud MIR. Stewart only voting for the
children.
DR.. shortlidge moved that after
Thursday next The primary and gram.
mar school tes.ions be from 8 80 .. m.
until noon, and that there be no after.
noon sessions.
A long discursion followed the mo.
ton. DR.. GrimshAw made . vigorous
and somewhat ssrcastio speech ARAins,
1t. When he Was o boy he was glad to
get of with . halt Saturday. Mr..
rsump favored the motion. He said
that afternoon sessions now did moi
amount to much, and he pitied the
poor children who had to trudRe &c
school under the broiling sun these ho'
afternoons.
Mr.. Jones said he was an old teacher
and be yielded to none In kind feeling z
for the children. He loved to b<
amongst them and to have them around
him, bat he did not think the school
hours should be interfsred with. II
the children would suffer more from
heat in the schools than ON the streets
he would vote for the measure, but he
did not think there would be any harm
done BY sending them to school for the
two regular sessions.
Mr.. Pyle Thought that % the chill.
dren were not furnished with Ice water,
there should be one session day.
He had been In Akron, Ohio, recently
and there was but one sssi lon OF the
schools each day In that city ard otberi
that be knew of and he thought thai
Wilmington should keep pace with tho
progress Of the times.
DR.. Chadwick strongly opposed the
one session project and DR.. Shortlidgt
An strongly favored the motion, saying
that ~ the short session would only
laet eight days 1t could not do much
harm.
, MIR. Morgan favored the one session
movement. as the important studies
were oil taken mp in the morning the
afternoon studies could eAstly be dis
pensed with.
| A motion to Icy ON the table WAS de
fesied by Q tie vote, when the oriRiua
motion WAS put and defeated by tht
followinp:
Ayes-Foulk. Massey, Magaw, Nor
gan, Pyle, Shortlidge, Stewart, Trump
Baird-9
Nays-Betts. Chad wick, Collins, DOE
ahoe. Fuekel, Grimshaw, Grier, Han
son, Jones, Kyne, Palmer, Ruth ant
lSmith-13.
Mr. Foulk announced that the com
mencement exercises Of the Howard
school would tske place on the 23d II
the Opera House, and that tickets fol
the mem bers would be found In the pro
Rramme laid upon their desks.
Ou motion OF Mr.. Collins an order fol
90 was drawn In favor Of j. j. Gala
CHER for rent OF room for holding cleo
tlon In the Twelfth ward.
Mr.. Foulk spoke OF the crowded stat,
OF M Ia anbncl ftha un-o~I 0nhoolN
and moved that . committee Of three b,
sppollted to consider the propriety o
building an annex to tho school. Tht
motion prevailed, and Messrs. FSulk
Fuekel and Hanson we're appointed.
Mr. Morgan reported that there wer,
seventy applicants for admission 4
school No, 20, for whom there were NJ
seats, and wanted to know what he VA
expected to do about 1t.
Mr.. Ruth wanted to know what VA
expected OF the committee on the sals
OF school No. Is. II the board wanted
Isold.
Mr.. Palmer and others said 1t wouli
never do to sell No. 13, - 1t was In use
now and could not be dispensed with
eae com ittee was discharged.
Inc Following bills were allowed
5anitors' salaries, s4ll. 81: W. H. Lones
Slo; trustees Hiram Grand Ledge. $40
so,eph Hammiit, - 5O;. j. 8. Grohe
o. oO, Adams s. Bro, 81 go; J. W. Dill
Ieoi Ga"throp q Bro, 81; George W
nush q Sons, $32 81; j. M. Phillips
81 ~; j. V. Carlisle, $8 50; James Brad
iofa @ Co., $5 81; Every Evening Pub
nsning Company. e27 1s; Miller &
Is1snohins, ~ 80; Wilmington Erie Presse
g. go; 20; News Publishing Company
es! 90; George w. jackson, S3 60; Sta
saanuilshing Company, $S.56; william
1Siiiey, %.ey, $l4 40; Henry FIELD meter, IS
Wiiiiam kyne, S3; Il r Forman, So
". d. Hartlove, 81; Mccartney
nehhey, 20 cent?; b +. Bartram, S6